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Premier Gourmet
Categories: Food Beer, Wine & Spirits Food Specialty Food Health Food Store Beer, Wine & Spirits, Health Food Store [Edit]
3465 Delaware AveBuffalo, NY 14217
(716) 877-3574
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 9 am - 9 pm
Sun 12 pm - 6 pm
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
14 reviews for Premier Gourmet
Review Highlights
14 reviews in English
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Review from Dan K.
12/6/2011 ROTD 5/2/2012
Before I moved to Las Vegas I worked in Kenmore and was here all the time. 6 years later I'm back and this place is still going strong, mainly because of how awesome it is. This place is really gourmet so its not cheap. I mainly come for the beer but usually pick up a few other things while here.
The beer selection for Micro's and Imports is one of the best in WNY. Go there if you like beer. I also love their coffee which they roast in store. Cheese and Meat selection is quite extensive. But you can also pick up rare chocolate to olive oils as well.
Need some fine glassware or cooking utensils, they got you covered there, along with some kitchen appliances. All foodies in WNY should check this place out at least once. -
Review from Jack D.
Buffalo, NY
2/8/2012
Alas, Premier Gourmet's days in this location are numbered. On May 1, the store moves to a new location on Maple Road near Niagara Falls Blvd. Long time owner, Janet Ostrow, has already departed. A big sale just prior to her departure has depleted much of the stock although notices posted throughout the store promise restocking soon.
The departure is a tragedy for me. I live within walking distance of the current store. Often I visit it two or three times a week. Cheeses, beers, whole coffee beans, the deli items, the prepared food, the cooking items all in great variety conveniently located ever so nearby have been one of the joys of residing in Kenmore all these years. I won't just miss it when it's gone; its leaving will be a life style changer for me.
And one other downer note: at holiday time the place (and its companion liquor store) is a zoo. Starting before Thanksgiving and lasting until New Year's Eve, the parking lot is manned by a contingent of attendants absolutely necessary to keep traffic moving. Imagine what it will be like this year when the stores are next door to the Boulevard Mall. Gourmet gridlock!!! -
Review from Meghan M.
1/20/2012 ROTD 1/31/2012
Solid 4 stars...4.5 if I had that option. If they had a little bit better pricing than I would be in the 5 star range, but they do have great prices on their sale items. They have great gourmet food options (beer, cheese, olive oil, mustard, etc.) and friendly cheese mongers. This is a fun excursion for a casual Saturday.
Casual Saturday plan:
1. Go to Premier Liquor.
2. Shop around there.
3. Sample around there.
4. Catch a winemind class if possible.
5. Try not to purchase the whole store.
6. Walk into Premier Gourmet.
7. Sample some more (this time food instead of drink).
8. Pick out some beer, gourmet cheese, olive oil, etc.
9. Peruse kitchen tools section.
10. Leave store inspired to eat (and cook). -
Review from Don Q.
Washington, DC
Updated - 12/23/2011
OK, we have changed our minds about Premier:
We love the treats during the holiday season- especially the marzipan stollen and Cadbury chocolates from the UK.
The free espresso samples are a wonderful treat.
There is an impressive selection of beer here.
They have a very nice cheese counter as well. However, we wish that they would provide customers with more samples. We always end up buying something new when we try a sample. We recently purchased a wonderful cheese here that was covered with espresso.
We would still shy away from the desserts, but perhaps things have changed since our bad experience.
We hope that gourmet shop stays in Kenmore when Premier relocates!1 Previous Review: Show all »
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10/3/2010
We love Premier Liquor, but the gourmet store is a different story. The gourmet store does offer an… Read more »
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Review from Marqus R.
A real gourmet shop, with a real cheese section, which unlike the other cheese sections of Buffalo, doesn't consider Valveeta as being a gourmet cheese.
It's a real delight to find so many cooking utensils, exotic selections of beers, pickled herrings, spices, cheeses, sausages and specially cured meats within one store. It's a true gem and really as good as it gets in Buffalo. -
Review from Kat F.
2/20/2010
I am in LUST with this store. If my first-time visit hadn't been scheduled at the very end of a long and exciting day trip to Buffalo, I could easily have spent hours here. I've never seen a store like this - it's 1/3 impossible-to-find beer, 1/3 kitchen supplies and 1/3 specialty grocery store.
BEER
There were aisles upon aisles of large format bottles, six-packs, growlers, chilled or not, and divided up by region. A startling selection and quite overwhelming for a beginner or anyone who doesn't come prepared with a list in hand. Luckily I had one at the ready and filled it with ease. If you profess to be a beer aficionado of any level you will be wowed by the options here.
KITCHEN SUPPLIES
Cuisinart, KitchenAid, Le Creuset, Waring and Kalorik all figured prominently here. There were many appliances including blenders, juicers, stand mixers, food processors, coffeemakers and the like, all competitive priced. Also an enormous selection of knives ranging in brand from Victorinox, Henckels, Wüsthof and more. Also the standard mixing bowls, measuring cups, Polish tea sets, cutlery, specialty beer glasses by the brand as well as fondue sets and other gadgets. The selection was astounding and I could hardly stop myself from picking up "one of everything".
SPECIALTY GROCERIES
I don't know where to begin here. Personally I had to hold back and only grabbed some steel cut oats, stroopwafel (!!) and raspberry extract, but they have everything here. A huge fresh cheese department (I barely glanced, it was too dangerous), a bakery, hundreds of locally roasted coffee beans and looseleaf teas, every oil imaginable and an absurd collection of jams, fine chocolates and cereals. They even had a St. Patrick's Day section that was fully stocked with green pasta, oatmeal, Irish beer and clover-shaped foods.
I demand a swift return trip to Buffalo.Listed in: To Do List: Buffalo
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Review from Hungry A.
Buffalo, NY
8/20/2009 1 photo
OUTSTANDING GOURMET STORE IN BUFFALO,NY
**Arguably one of my favorite retail locations in Buffalo and beyond.
The best part about it is I live just up the street!
Great place to poke around on a lazy Saturday or Sunday. Christmas shopping could be done exclusively here.
a.) Anything you could possibly need to outfit an amazing kitchen!
From coffee supplies to high end appliances. I just gaze at their knife selection dreaming of what a $300 Japanese knife would look like hanging in my kitchen!
b.) Goumet Spices - Sauces - Ingredients galore. Their hot sauce selection rivals any in Western New York.
c.) A++ Microbrew and International Beer selection. Six Pack-Single bottle-large format-hard to get. Regionally organized with easy to read descriptor cards.
d.) Cheese - Sausage - Seafood - Local and From Abroad.
Chorizo-Manchego-etc...
e.) Great Gelato selection along with other gourmet frozen foods.
f.) THEY ROAST THEIR OWN COFFEE ON SITE! Amazing selection-grind yourself. Flavored or No. From every major region. The gentlemen in charge of the coffee does his research and the finished product is insanely delicious.
g.) Their Bakery and Prepared foods ROCK. Especially around St. Patrick's day - Irish Soda Bread/Guinness Rice Pudding ..... -
Review from Jason L.
10/7/2010
This is the most complete gourmet shop in Buffalo. It is attached to the Premier Liquor complex on Delaware Avenue, just south of Sheridan Drive. Here you can find all sorts of useful kitchen/food items.
There is a section where you can buy pots and pans from gourmet brands like All Clad, Le Creuset, et cetera. You can buy kitchen knives (Wusthof, Henckels, Shun), Viking and KitchenAid mixers. You get the idea - high end kitchen tools and appliances. They have a fairly good selection of these items.
I don't buy it often, because I mainly go here for beer, but there is a middle area where you can find fresh food items - meats, seafood, and cheese. There is a wide enough variety to satisfy all but the most obnoxious snobs. You can also buy various types of sausage here, wrapped and ready to go, and the stock changes frequently.
Check out the sweets! They have a bakery where you can get some seriously awesome stuff. Adjacent to that area is where you can find your single origin organic coffees.
I should also mention the gourmet food items section they have where you can find more or less whatever ketchup, mustard, honey, barbecue sauce, hot sauce you would ever want. Tons of gourmet condiments. They have dried fruits, mushrooms and nuts. You can also find food dyes, sprinkles, almond extract, and other baking type items as well.
The part that's my FAVORITE is the beer shop. I honestly believe in terms of the selection there is no better store in Buffalo. I don't know of another place that carries Cantillon as frequently as they do. They have a wonderful selection of traditional Belgian beer and American craft beer in particular. I do have to say though that they have a pretty good selection of German beer as well (no Augustiner though). They have lesser numbers of UK, Italian and Asian beers.
Why would I give this fantastic store only four stars? Well, it's a great store, but you get charged through the nose, no BS. I used to bristle seeing beer I knew I could drive 10 minutes away and find a lot cheaper. I'm betting it's the same way for the gourmet items but I don't go to enough gourmet shops to have a solid point of reference. So, take it or leave it, I think it's pricier than it could be.
All in all, it's a great store that's well worth checking out. If you're at the Premier Liquor go next door and browse around sometime. -
Review from Aich K.
Lockport, NY
1/5/2010
World Premier!
I cant say enough about Premier Gourmet. I never knew there was so many different things you could drink! And the kitchen gadgets! And the chocolate! They even have goose-liver plates! Whoever heard of that? My only complint is that part of the store smells a little like fish mixed with coffee. They didn't actually mix fish with coffee, did they? I hope not. That would be a little strange. I think the fish is in the glass cases, not with the coffee. I once bought a bunch of pasties to bring home for the kids' but I ate them myself and didnt tell them I brought them. Was that bad? It was delishious!
Pros: Food and drink galore!
Cons: Mahi-Mahi Latte? -
Review from Kelly S.
12/26/2007
A wine warehouse on one side, a gourmet "grocery" on the other.
The wine selection is outstanding. Where else in Buffalo can you purchase 7-8 varieties of prosecco and at least 20-30 other sparklers?
Next door is the gourmet grocery and kitchen supplies. Imported olive oils, pastas, small batch vinegars. Amazing selection of cheeses and importated meats. Microbrews. European cookies and crackers and candies, including Haribo Gummies. In-store bakery too.
You can even set up a gift registry here.Listed in: I'm a LUSH, FEED MY BELLY
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Review from Rich U.
Buffalo, NY
2/5/2009
Attention chefs, foodies, gourmands, wine connoisseurs, beer enthusiasts, Giada wannabes, and prospective party-hosters: This is the place for you!
I'm really only one of these things (beer enthusiast), but I will often go to Premier/Premier Gourmet after I finish Dim Sum at Peking Garden down and across the street. [Have any other Yelpers been to or reviewed Peking Garden besides me? I think it's the only local Dim Sum option in this region.]
Permier Gourmet has a very good bottled beer selection. It's basically the same as what's available at the Village Beer Merchant on Elmwood, but PG lacks the growler-filling draft option. They DO list all of their beers (complete with up to the minute availability) on their website, which is a very nice feature. And their display of beers is a bit more organized (by country and region) than VBM. I also come here to buy the hard to find Underberg herbal bitters shots that I can no longer get at Tops or Wegmans. They even have some whimsical local artwork for sale.
I've looked at some of their exotic foodstuffs, and it truly is an impressive selection. They have everything you'd need to throw a really kick-ass party in your home. Although, looking at the people who tend to shop here, perhaps I should translate "throwing a really kick-ass party in your home" into pretentious HGTV lingo and call it: "entertaining" in your "fabulous space."
Incidentally, I sometimes watch HGTV too, but only to revel in the retired California gay couple's (not that there's anything wrong with that) reaction when they're appalled that their 900 square foot, tastefully decorated home isn't worth the $2.5 Mil they actually thought it would be. Ha! -
Review from Susan Y.
Lancaster, NY
8/1/2007
When I want to try something different in the kitchen or find an unusual kitchen gadget, I head for premier, next to my favorite liquor store by the same name.
This store is great for a nice deli lunch or picking up a few extra nice or foreign things for a meal or snack. Imports from all over the world, cheese, sausages, teas, jams, sauces, mixes as well as a huge selection of foods that only need to be warmed up or a chocolate mouse or cheesecake for after dinner.
Teapots, pots and pans of extraordinary quality, gifts, candies from everywhere, I could go on all day and usually spend a good forty-five minutes shopping and just looking. Customer service is very good, although I miss the lovely gent from Leeds, England who taught me so much of British cheese history I never knew!
Things in freezers, imported beers and, like I said, a liquor store to get lost in it is so big, next door.
When you are not sure what you want, this is a great place for ideas and the deli will let you sample a few things if you want to. During Holidays give yourself some extra time as this place gets packed and and actually has people directing traffic in the parking lot so everyone moves along in an orderly fashion.Listed in: Born to Shop
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Review from Mike B.
9/18/2008
Premier Gourmet has great microbrew and imported beer selection. Their wine selection isn't bad either, but I go there for the beer. My vow is that every time I drive to/through Buffalo I try visit this place. I can't recommend Permier Gourmet enough to anyone stuck with the same old at the LCBO and Beer Stores in Ontario.
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Review from B C.
San Francisco, CA
10/7/2010
YUM YUM YUM - besides what everyone else has said, has anyone even tried the coffee. We don't do the flavored coffees, just the regular beans, all varieties regular and decaf. they roast them there - and they are great! Tons of variety and great prices
